We are community and labor organizations across Long Island who represent tens of thousands of working-class New Yorkers and care deeply about making sure that every Long Islander is counted in the upcoming decennial census. We write to urge you to reject the reckless request by the Department of Justice to add a new citizenship question to the 2020 Census. This unwise, and frankly dangerous, request would threaten the prospect of an accurate count across our state and the country, and it would fly in the face of years of research.

We are community, labor, and legal advocacy organizations across New York State who represent the interests of hundreds of thousands of working-class New Yorkers and care deeply about making sure that every New Yorker is counted in the upcoming decennial census. We write to urge you to reject the reckless request by the Department of Justice to add a new citizenship question to the 2020 Census. This unwise, and frankly dangerous, request would threaten the prospect of an accurate count across our state and the country, and it would fly in the face of years of research.